Broom-head



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BUCHANAN, OF AURORA, INDIANA.

BROOM-HEAD.

Speeication forming part of Letters Patent No. 5 [,013, dated November 21, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BUCHANAN, of Aurora, in the county of Dearborn and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements on Broom-Heads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in providin g a metallic fastening in part for the straw or brush to the handle of the broom in such a manner that it requires but a few ounces of metal in its construction, the greater portion ot' which is covered or concealed by the brush of the broom, thereby almost preventing any liability to bruise iurniture-in sweeping, and can be used i'or holding or fastening any nnmber of brooms by refilling with new brush.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I constructmy broom-head by inserting into a common broomhandle, about two inches from the end, the collar-plate j', (shown in Figure 5 in the accompanying drawings. Through the collars of this plate pass two sliding' or adjustable staples, ce, Fig. l. Aboutone and a halt' inch above these are attached to the handle in the same manner a similar plate and staples l) b. In the end of the handle I fasten, hy a shank, h, a curved plate, d, containing l'ouror more hooked teeth, e, upon each side.

In order to make a broom on this broomhead, I ist extend the staples o c, as shown in Fig. 2; then ll them with the straw, placing one-half'ofit on each side ot' plate d; then force them as nearly together vas is necessary, as shown in Fig. 1, and secure their position by wedges inserted into the collar; I next till and fasten staples b b in like manner. I then draw strap g, Fig. 4, over the ends of plate d and secure it under the hooks ee, as shown in Fig. 3.

/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to s' cure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the notched adjustable staples Z) b and e c, with their eollar-platesff, the curved plate d, with its hooks e e, and the strap g, all for the purpose as herein set forth and described.

JOHN BUCHANAN.

itnesses R. E. MOORE/TRY, E. H. DAVIS. 

